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LOT 1337
Syro-Hittite Terracotta Fertility Figure Group
EARLY 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
3 1/4 in. (37.2 grams, 84 mm).
Modelled in the half-round on a low conical base, three stylised beaked heads with pointillé headdresses.
ProvenanceEx private collection, London, UK, 1969-1999.
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Syro-Hittite Bronze Male Idol
2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
Flat-section casting with pinched nose and impressed-point etes, right arm extended, left hand supporting an axe, prominent phallus. 23 grams, 72 mm
Previously the property of an Islington, London, UK, dealer. From a London, UK, private collector since circa 1990. -
Large Western Asiatic Style Ceramic Bowl with Mythical Beast
Late 20th-21st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Bell-shaped in profile with polychrome rim. incised advancing winged feline among fronds. 577 grams, 21.7 cm wide
Private collection, UK. -
Western Asiatic Single-Handled Flask
12th-14th century A.D.Estimate: £180 - 240 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
With wheel-cut frieze of animals to the body, traces of pigment remaining. 33.59 grams, 72 mm
Ex Parisian gallery, France, 1980s.
